espouse
Verb
Verb Forms: espoused, espousing, espouses
- To marry; or to adopt and support a cause or belief.
- choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
- "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"
- take in marriage
- take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
- To marry.
- To accept, support, or take on as one’s own (an idea or a cause).
Examples
- One must ESPOUSE a clear strategy in Words With Friends to consistently win against skilled opponents.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English espousen, borrowed from Old French espouser, from Latin spōnsāre (frequentative of spondeō), from Proto-Indo-European *spend-.
Synonyms
adopt, conjoin, embrace, follow, get hitched with, get married, hook up with, marry, sweep up, wed
Scrabble Score: 9
espouse: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordespouse: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
espouse: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary